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48 Joker Story Titles That Make It Clear the Guy Really, Really Likes to Laugh

Hey, I’m not going to diss the Clown Prince of Crime, especially when he’s within earshot. But sometimes, do you ever feel deep down that the Joker might be a little… well, one-note?

Don’t get me wrong: many great writers have gotten a lot of mileage out of the guy over the decades, and there are a lot of reasons why Arkham’s favorite son is usually at the head of the super-villain line when Batman gets re-upped to star in a new film franchise, TV show, video game, set of trading cards, line of Underoos, you name it.

But let’s be honest: he’s a scary clown. Strip away all the joy buzzers and film interpretations and fancy psychological jibber-jabber and it’s pretty easy to figure out how he made his way to the top of the super-villain heap: people are scared of clowns. I mean, it’s bad enough when some random dude in a fright wig is trying to make you laugh with squirting flowers or knock-knock jokes, but while he’s wearing the pallor of the grave ‘pon his face…? Yeah, no thanks.

And as if the scary whiteface and leering rictus aren’t bad enough, the dude is always laughing. Like, all the time. Especially during events that do no warrant any amused response whatsoever, like when Fuller House is playing on Netflix. That’s pretty goshdamn unnerving, any way you try to slice it.

Anyhow, if you didn’t get the memo, he likes to laugh. Often getting the last one, even. How do we know this? Because the writers can’t stop reminding us with their choice of Joker story titles…